Metal Museum

The only institution of its kind in the United States. Changing exhibits of the finest in historic and contemporary metalwork - jewelry, sculpture, architectural ironwork, and more. Working blacksmith shop. Sculpture garden overlooking the Mississippi River. The Metal Museum offers workshops in blacksmithing, etching, metalsmithing, jewelry fabrication, and aluminum casting. Overlooking the Mississippi River, the campus includes three historic buildings: a 1930s gallery with over 3,000 items in the permanent collection; a Smithy for metalsmiths in leather aprons to hammer, cut, and grind; a Foundry for melting and pouring metal into molds, and plenty of space for classes on basic forging and casting. Craft a personal metal "signature" at this one-of-a-kind teaching museum.